The battle on the southern front was a great victory, and soon after, the good news returned to the capital, and several families were happy and some were sad.

The old emperor still did not come to the early dynasty as always, and the edicts such as commending the three armies were conveyed by Prime Minister Xun Jiwu, and he only waited for the army to return to the dynasty after the traitors were exterminated.

After Xiao Huai'an learned that the armies of the King of Changsha and the King of Shangguang were defeated so easily, the back hand that he wanted to hide had to be used in advance.

Before making up his mind, Xiao Huai'an secretly sent someone to bribe a eunuch in the palace, and confirmed that the old emperor's body was indeed declining, and it was not as good as day by day.

On the other hand, Xiao Huai'an sent two secret letters, one to Xiao Buxian, the king of Huiji, and the other to the crown prince Xiao Tong.

Qixia Mountain, Linshan Courtyard.

Because the purpose of the Heavenly Supervision Division and the Earth Network has basically been achieved, the arrangement and follow-up of the follow-up matters are only the participation of Xiao Huai'an's people and the people of the Nanzhao Duan clan.

Xiao Huai'an, the backhand who stayed in Yuzhang County, was ready to use it in advance, so he would most likely return to Yuzhang County secretly in the near future.

The Nanzhao Duan clan could continue to stay in the capital and deliver useful news at any time.

As for Xiao Xiang, the princess of Changle, Xiao Huaian planned to take it with her, because she could be regarded as a talisman anyway.

Once everything is decided, just wait for it to happen.

Daliang calendar Datong five years, the fifth day of February.

The old emperor has not been to the court for more than ten days, although there has been no change in the government and the opposition at present, but during this period of time, the old emperor's body has not only shown signs of improvement, but has become more and more serious, how can this make the civil and military officials feel at ease.

Two days ago, a group of imperial doctors from the Tai Hospital even stayed in the emperor's dormitory all night, and Xun Jiwu, Chen Hengdao and Wei Chifu all stayed in the dormitory every inch.

Although Prime Minister Xun Jiwu had ordered the news to be strictly blocked, the sporadic inside story finally came out, so that the news of the old emperor's imminent death spread even more loudly.

Shen Kuang and the people outside the building left when the ban was lifted in the capital at the beginning of the month, and Shen Kuang didn't care about the development of Nanliang's follow-up matters, what he was thinking about was the place where he was born.

Donghai City, this is probably the last place on the Shenjing Jianghu Road.

With the withdrawal of the people from the outside of the building from Jinling, there were few other forces in Jinling City.

The lord of Xiangdong also wanted to return home at the beginning of the month, but for some reason he couldn't leave in the end.

Naturally, there will be no less suspicion about this matter, and most of the directions are aimed at Xu Mu, the king of Xiangdong, guessing that His Majesty is on guard against the king of Xiangdong for fear that he will also take advantage of the situation.

In the past few days after the previous two fronts have made some progress, there has been no major victory on the battlefield, and on the eastern front, the Shence army led by Ning Shuo's general Liu Xuan has been resisted outside Qiyuan City for several days.

Although the imperial army is not from afar, such a consumption is not good for them after all, so on the fourth day of the second month. In the early morning, Liu Xuan's three armies decided to attack the city again, and the outcome of the battle has not yet been reported.

Compared with the war on the Eastern Front, the advance of the army led by the southern general Zhao Kang was much better.

After annihilating 8,000 enemies in the first encounter, Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan seemed to have a strong fear of Zhao Dang, so they did not collide head-on with the imperial army in the following days.

Seeing this, Zhao Dang led his army to march south decisively, while Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan continued to retreat, and now they have a hundred miles.

Xiao Huai'an, who was in Jinling, knew about the situation of the war on the two fronts in the southeast, and he had received a reply from the crown prince Xiao Tong and the king of Huiji, Xiao Buxian, yesterday.

The world is full of smoke, and Xiao Huaian is also ready to do it.

On the sixth day of the second month of the fifth year of Datong, in the early morning, another bad news was transmitted back to the capital.

As the floods in Changguang County were not properly dealt with for a long time, a large number of people were displaced, and over time these people no longer had trust in the imperial court.

Even if Taishou Zeng Ruming and all the officials in the county are fighting on the front line, but there is no silver, it is difficult to move an inch.

After a long time, some people became uneasy, and later some people in the ranks of the victims took advantage of the situation to encourage people to organize a group of displaced rebels, and later the number of rebels continued to increase

In the end, a large force of 20,000 people was formed.

The leader of this group of men and horses was named Ge Rong, who called this army the Nanping Army, and called himself the King of Nanping, and they fought against the imperial court under the banner of responding to the rebellion of the Three Kings.

At the same time, Xiao Yuanhuai, the king of Changsha, immediately sent someone to send Ge Rong a batch of official seals to seal his subordinates, thus recognizing Ge Rong's legitimacy.

Due to the impact of the floods, there was a surge of displaced people in Changguang County, and most of the displaced people were absorbed by Ge Rong after he raised his army.

The uprising of the Nanping army was rapid, and the defenders in Changguang County were entangled for a short time and could not be killed by them into the county office, including the county guard Zeng Ruming, and more than 100 officials in the county were killed.

Ge Rong connived at his subordinates to burn, kill, and plunder, and for a time, Changguang County became a purgatory on earth.

Before the morning of the sixth day of the second lunar month, Xun Jiwu, Chen Hengdao and Wei Chifu came to the emperor's dormitory in advance before the last dynasty.

The old emperor had received the news of Ge Rong's army, and although this was an unexpected thing, this 20,000-strong straggler army was not to worry about it at the moment.

However, Xun Jiwu did not come here to listen to what the old emperor said, even if he was suspected of disobedience, Xun Jiwu felt that he had to ask His Majesty's true purpose.

Xiao Yan was not surprised to see the three of them coming, and then he asked Chao Qi to move a stool for the three of them to sit down.

Xun Jiwu didn't take a seat immediately, but asked directly, "Your Majesty, the old minister dares to ask what your real purpose is?" Although the threat of this rebel army of Ge Rong was limited, it caused such a stir in the southern lands that more people would suffer as a result."

Xun Jiwu was heartbroken, and he invited the people. Wish, for the sake of the world.

As an old minister, he has done his best for the country all his life, and Xiao Yan has never doubted his loyalty.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan first asked Xun Jiwu to sit down, and then he said, "The three Aiqing still remember the two words I revealed to you earlier, one He character and one reverse character. I knew who the two allies were, and the following series of measures came from this."

Hearing this, Xun Jiwu asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, who dares to harbor evil intentions like this?"

Xiao Yan's expression was flat when he heard this, and he explained: "The mother of Xiao Huai'an, the king of Yuzhang, is named Cao He, and I still obtained his epigraph for him, which is to control the rebellion, which means to control the domain."

When the old emperor spoke, Xun Jiwu had been paying attention to his reaction, but the old emperor's expression was indifferent, and he didn't even show anger.

After saying that, Xiao Yan continued: "It's not unusual for them to be able to do these things, if it were before, I would still have time to be gentle and help step by step. But now that my time is running out, I want to pave the way for my successor before I die."

Having said this, Xun Jiwu and the three of them trembled.

The meaning of the old emperor is already very clear, this is to depose the crown prince and set up a new one.

But the three of them thought about it a little, except for the crown prince Xiao Tong, the rest of the princes were still young and difficult to ascend to the throne.

But thinking about it, the three of them suddenly raised their eyebrows at a certain time, and the three of them glanced at each other, and then Xun Jiwu looked at the old emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, is your decision ......?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan waved his hand to stop Xun Jiwu from blurting out the words, Xiao Yan said, "What is the ancestral system. For example, today is already in chaos, and Lile has long since collapsed. If he talks about the bloodline and the Hu bloodline, if we still value these things at this time, it will be too complacent."

But having said that, the shock in the hearts of the three of them was not a lot.

What the old emperor wants to do is not as simple as simply breaking the ancestral system, he wants to set a precedent that has never been seen in ancient and modern times.

After a while, the old emperor said: "Today, I also hope to get the support of the three Aiqing when I talk about this matter with the three Aiqing, Xiang'er's ability is obvious to all, so if the opposition of the court and the central government is too loud after my death, I will have to trouble the three Aiqing."

Saying that, the old emperor actually got up and wanted to bow to Xun Jiwu and the others.

How dare the three of them do this, seeing this, they all stepped forward to stop the emperor who was about to bend down.

Xun Jiwu dragged the old emperor's arm and said sincerely: "Your Majesty has entrusted Gu to this point, and we will do our best to assist Princess Changle."

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on the old emperor's face, and he said, "You don't have to worry about Xiang'er's safety for the time being."

At this point, the old emperor explained all the things to Xun Jiwu and the three of them finally understood His Majesty's intentions these days.

Xiao Yan said: "An'er and Tong'er are still cautious, and they haven't shown their feet so far."

Xun Jiwu heard this: "His Royal Highness King Yuzhang is already brave and strategic, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has strategists like Wang Pei by his side, they will not do it easily."

Xiao Yan smiled when he heard this, "So taking advantage of the opportunity of Ge Rong's rebellion, I will give them another dose of fierce medicine. After the three Aiqing went to court later, they directly stated that my body was no longer good, and at the same time passed on the edict to Weiting City, so that the crown prince Xiao Tong did not have to return for the time being."

The next thing is that the old emperor doesn't say that Xun Jiwu also understands that His Majesty's biggest backhand is the king of Xiangdong in addition to the Shence Army.

The county lord Xu Yanran's stay in the capital is ostensibly a proton act, but in fact, it is to confuse the eyes of others, and when everything is set, the king of Xiangdong will definitely take action.

After announcing the will, Xun Jiwu and the three of them responded when they heard it.

When the three of them left the old emperor's dormitory, the sky outside was still dark, and there was no light in the morning light.

The three of them still didn't recover from the shock, but when they think about it, this is actually the best arrangement.

Chen Hengdao finally couldn't help but say, "Lord Xun..."

It's just that he was stopped by Xun Jiwu before he could speak, Xun Jiwu said: "Since Your Majesty has made a clear arrangement, those of us who are courtiers will do it. Now is to put an end to the rebellion once and for all."

Today's court, the rebellion of Ge Rong in Changguang County is the top priority, but fortunately, there is still the army of the great general Zhao Kang on the southern front and it is advancing smoothly, so the hundred officials are not worried that the rebel army can attack Jinling with one army for the time being.

Liang calendar, Datong five years, the seventh day of February.

After making the final arrangements, Xiao Huaian had already begun to secretly leave the capital and rush to Yuzhang County to preside over the overall situation, and Xiao Tong, the crown prince who was far away in Langyu County, finally decided to rush back to the capital.

Because the imperial court knew their plans in advance, they had a grasp of their movements.

Xiao Huai'an returned to Yuzhang with only a few henchmen, and Sui Duan was responsible for staying in the capital.

On the other side, the crown prince Xiao Tong not only plans to return to the capital, but also prepares to secretly bring a group of people back.

They were originally part of the border guards, and the commander of this army, Wang Xuanmo, was also from the Langyu Wang clan, which can be regarded as the descendants of Xiao Tong.

The number of the army is not large, only 10,000 people, but I am afraid that there are many people, so the main general Wang Xuanmo has secretly divided the people into several groups, and behind Xiao Tong and the others, they returned to Jinling in batches.

Xiao Huai'an and Xiao Tong's actions are the secrets of secrets, and the number of people who know them is in their hands.

At the same time, the final net deployed by the old emperor also gradually entered the stage of closing the net.

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